English to Chinese Tech/Engineering IT (Information Technology) growth of small business

Take care of basics
Part of knowing how to allocate your IT budget is understanding what has to work. "Apply Maslow's hierarchy of needs to IT," says Baschab. "The lowest level of the pyramid, the physiological needs like food and water -- that's your {operations} and infrastructure. It only applies to a few areas -- backup, security, disaster recovery, reliability of Internet connection and e-mail -- but they're the ones that'll kill you if they fail."
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